Santa Clara County Council of Churches: "Torture is a Moral Issue" Panel & Conference

Friday, June 26: [http://www.councilofchurches-scc.org/article.php/torturefridaypanel; Torture is a Moral Issue Panel]
The soul of our nation is at stake!
7:30pm, First Presbyterian Church, 1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto, featuring:

Ray McGovern - former CIA anaylst now with Church of the Saviour in D.C., on
Engaging the Demonic: Where the Battle Rages;
Terrence Karney - former Army Interrogator and Trainer;
Jean Maria Arrigo - social psychologist working to end torture, on
The Hard Road Ahead for U.S. Soldiers Who Reject Torture;
Ben Daniel - pastor and writer of faith-based social and political commentary;
David DeCosse, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University; and
John Crigler, performing his original composition, "A U.S. Army Interrogator."
[http://www.councilofchurches-scc.org/article.php/torturefridaypanel; Click here] for more information about Friday evening.

Sat., June 27: [http://www.councilofchurches-scc.org/article.php/torturesaturdayconference; Torture is a Moral Issue Conference]
9am-5pm, First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, with:

Terrence Karney - former Army Interrogator;
Rev. Carol Wickersham - founder of No2Torture;
Torture Survivor's Personal Testimony;
Banafsheh Akhalghi - Amnesty International;
Rita Nakashima Brock - Theologian and Activist;
and more conversation with McGovern, Arrigo and Crigler.
[http://www.councilofchurches-scc.org/article.php/torturesaturdayconference; Click here] for more information about the conference.

[http://www.councilofchurches-scc.org/article.php/flyers; Click here] to download flyers for panel & conference.

"We need to make it clear that we believe it is Jesus Christ, not Jack Bauer who saves us.

Our story line is not the ticking time bomb scenario; our story is the gospel,

a story of triump over torture and death."

-- Rev. Carol Wickersham, Presbyterian minister, No2Torture founder, Saturday conference keynote.

Suggested donation for Friday $5-15; freewill offering for Saturday conference. No one turned away for lack of funds. Register for Saturday conference by [http://www.councilofchurches-scc.org/staticpages/index.php?page=eventregister;clicking here]. Registration is not required by very helpful!

Torture is a Moral Issue Panel and Conference are sponsored by the Council of Churches of Santa Clara County, the [http://www.nrcat.org; National Religious Campaign Against Torture], [http://www.no2torture.org; No2Torture], the Bay Area Religious Campaign Against Torture, [http://www.peaceandjustice.org; Peninsula Peace and Justice Center], [http://www.spiritualprogressives.org; Network for Spiritual Progressives], [http://www.churchimpact.org; California Council of Churches], Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, First Congregational United Church of Christ in Palo Alto, and [http://www.micahscall.org; MicahsCall.org].

Cosponsors: Center for Survivors of Torture of Asian Americans for Community Involvement, Amnesty International Western Region, Multifaith Voices for Peace & Justice, American Muslim Voice, San Jose Peace and Justice Center, Declaration of Peace-San Mateo County, Los Altos Voices for Peace, Action Council Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, Pace e Bene, St. Thomas Aquinas Human Concerns Committee, Catholic Community at Stanford, Pax Christi at Stanford, Center for Spiritual Enlightenment, Faith Voices for the Common Good, Code Pink & Global Exchange.